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RIP Melvin Bliss x Synthetic Substitution

Melvin Bliss passed away today. The man is responsible for “Synthetic Substitution,” easily one of the greatest and most prolifically sampled records ever. The list of Hip-Hop songs that straight ganked the “Substitution” break is extensive, so I’ll include only a handful of my favorites (De La Soul, Public Enemy, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah and Ultramagnetic MCs) below.

Nice post fam. One note though, “Synthetic Substitution” wasn’t used on Biggie’s “Unbelievable”, it’s “Impeach The President” that Preemo used. Matter of fact, instead of posting the biggie song by preem, maybe post “Dwyck” by him. That was a sick use of “Synthetic Substitution” right there.

Anyway, respect for paying homage to Mr. Bliss’s song.

Comment by juan del negro |
July 27, 2010

[…] drums, it should be noted, are taken from “Synthetic Substitution,” one of the most-sampled breaks of all time, by the great Melvin Bliss, who passed away […]